Locomotive-engine seat and cabinet.



J. J. BKSTRAND. LOOOMOTIVE ENGINE SEAT AND CABINET.

I Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

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J. J. EKSTRAND. LOGOMOTIVE ENGINE SEAT AND CABINET.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 26, 1909. 950,441

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Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. EKSTRAND, 0F DES MOINES, IOWA.

LOCOMOTIVE-ENGINE SEAT AND CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN J. EKSTRAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Des Moines, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Loeoi'notive-Engine Seat and Cabinet,of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed, of simple, durable and inexpensive construction that may bereadily, quickly and easily placed in position in a locomotive cab forthe use of the engineer, the seat thereon being so arranged that it maybe readily and easily adjusted to position most convenient for theengineer when operating the various levers, and also so arranged that itmay be readily, quickly and easily swung to a folded position so thatthe'occupant may have a clear passage-way between the levers to thecabinet through which he may quickly pass in an emergency.

My object is further to provide a device of this class in which thesupporting frame for the seat may be utilized as a cabinet in which theengineer may place clothing, etc., where it will be protected from dust,cinders, etc.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationof the various parts of the device, whereby the objects eontemplated areattained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 shows aperspective view of a device embodying my invention, shown with the seatextended in position for use and the drawer at the bottom of the cabinetin an op en position. Fig. 2 shows a central, vertical sectional view ofthe device embodying my invention with the seat in its folded andwithdrawn position. Fig. 3 shows a transverse, sectional view throughthe seat frame, illustrating the means for slidingly mounting the seatinthe seat supporting arms, and-Fig. 4 shows an enlarged, detail,sectional view illustrating the spring device for the seat supportingarms.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the referencenumberal 10 to indicate the back of the cabinet and 11 the sides. Theupper portion of the front of the cabinet is inclined upwardly andrearwardly and comprises a stationary curved top member 12 and a hingeddoor 13, which may open forwardly to permit the operator to placearticles of apparel, etc., therein, hooks 14 Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed June 26. 1909.

Patented Feb. 22, 1910.

Serial No. 504,515.

being provided on the back to support coats and other articles ofapparel. The said door is hinged to a stationary cross piece 15.

The lower portion of the front comprises a stationary upright portion16, the top of which is spaced apart from the cross piece 15, it beingsome distance in front of the cross piece l5 and also some distancebelow it. Between the parts .15 and 16 is a curved. stationary frontmember '17 preferably made of sheet metal, the sides of which are spacedapart from the sides 11. of the cabinet.

The seat supporting arms each comprise a straight body portion 18pivoted near its central portion to the adjacent side it and having alongitudinal rib .19 on its inner face and a notch 20 at its rear end.The seat proper comprises a body portion 2L having its sides grooved toreceive the rib 15) so that the seat proper may slide longitudinallyrelative to the seat supporting arms. These parts are preferably soarranged and proportirmed that when the seat is in a substantiallyhorizontal position as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, it willapproximately balance the rear ends of the seat supporting arms so thata slight upward movement applied to the seat will cause it to tilt tothe position shown by solid lines in Fig. 2, so that all of the seat,with the supporting arms, will be withdrawn to a position in the rear ofa vertical line projected above the stationary portion 16 of the frontso that all of the, space in front of the cabinet will be clear of saidseat and its supporting arms.

In order to provide a yielding support for the seat, I. employ a springdevice for each of the arms 18 as follows: Fixed to the rear of thecabinet is a convolutc spring 22, which spring has fixed to its innerend a pin 25;. Attached to the ends of said pin is a forked arm 9A whichextends downwardly to position where it will engage the notch 20 of thescat supporting arm. This arm 24 is guided so that it may move only in avertical line by means of a pin 25 projected into a slot 26 formed inthe adjacent side of the cabinet. By this arrangement it is obvious thatthe arms 18 will strike upon the lower ends of the arms 24 when the seatis moved to its extended position and that said springs will provide ayielding cushion for the inner ends of the seat supporting arms and willpermit the seat to move up and down to a limited extent, but will not inany way interfere with the movement of the seat to its withdrawnposition. At the bottom of the cabinet is a drawer 27. I have alsoprovided means for supporting the cabinet and seat within a locomotiveengine cab by means of the brackets 28 having slots 29 therein designedto receive a projecting lug 30 on a plate 31, which latter may be fixedto the cab and the bracket 28 fixed to the cabinet, the arrangementbeing such that the cabinet may be secured at different points ofelevation so that the seat may be located at a convenient distance fromthe floor of the engine cab.

In practical use, it is obvious that the seat may be adjusted verticallyby means of the devices that support the cabinet; it also may beadjusted forwardly and rearwardly by sliding on the seat supporting armsso that the engineer may be seated in position where he may have mostconvenient access to the levers contained within the locomotive cab. Insome instances, it is desirable for the engineer to be able to quicklyget off of the seat to the rear of the cab and 1n cases where stationaryseats are used, the engineer is prevented from doing this because thelevers are adjacent to the front of the seat and the engineer sitsfacing the front of the cab. By means of my improvement, the engineermay jump forwardly from the seat and at the same time tilt the seatupwardly, thus allowing a clear passageway to the rear of the cab. Ifthe weight upon the seat is suddenly re lieved, the springs 22 will giveto the seat the required tilting movement for turning it to itswithdrawn position, but if the engineer steps off of the seat slowly andeasily, the seat will remain in its extended position for use.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device of the class described comprising a frame having uprightside pieces, and also having an upper and a lower front portion, saidfront portions being spaced apart, and the lower one being projectedforwardly beyond the upper one, two arms pivextended to an approximatelyhorizontal po- 1 sition, and said arms and seat being capable of foldingupwardly to position adjacent to the upper front portion.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, seat supportingarms pivoted to said frame, a seat slidingly mounted in the seatsupporting arms, and springs fixed to the frame and designed to engagethe inner ends of said arms when they are in a substantially horizontalposition, each of said springs comprising a convolute body portionhaving one end fixed to the frame, a pin fixed to the inner end thereof,a forked arm connected with said pin and extended downwardly, a lugfixed to the arm, the side of the frame adjacent to said lug beingprovided with a groove to receive the lug, for the purposes stated.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a cabinetcomprising a back and sides, a cross piece at the front, a door hingedto said cross piece, an upright front member for the cabinet having itsupper end arranged in front of and beneath the lower end of said crosspiece, a curved sheet metal front member extended from said cross piecedownwardly and then forwardly to the said front member, the sides ofsaid curved front piece being spaced apart from the sides of thecabinet, two arms pivoted to the frame in front of said curved frontmember and extended through between the sides of the curved front memberand the sides of the cabinet, a seat on said arms, and means forlimiting the upward movement of the rear ends of the arms to support theseat in a substantially horizontal position.

Des Moines, Iowa, June 3, 1909.

JOHN J. EKSTRAND.

Vitnesses MILDRED B. GoLDIzEN, NELLIE M. TAYLOR.

